We'll give you a hand ... to stand on your own two feet.

Our Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program helps you meet the challenges of becoming economically self-sufficient. From budgeting and job training to childcare, transportation and our Foundation Stone Program, we help you overcome the barriers to self-sufficiency. Review the services below to see how we can help you achieve economic independence.

Build a solid new foundation with Foundation Stone.

Foundation Stone helps you grow both economically and personally, building a solid foundation that can change your life. If accepted, you and your family will live on-campus (near downtown Portsmouth) so you can focus entirely on the program.

Access to high school, GED, and college-level courses

Job counseling and vocational training

Life skills training on home finances and budgeting, home maintenance, stress management, nutrition and more.

To learn more or set up an interview to apply, call the Foundation Stone Life Skills Center at (757) 391-2964.

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Creating equal housing opportunities for all persons living in America by administering laws that prohibit discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, elderliness and familial status.